Film
Somosierra. 1808
Poland- Director
- Mieczyslaw Sroka
- Year
- 1978
The theme of the film is the Battle of Somosierra, which took place during the Napoleonic Wars. During this battle, Polish cavalrymen under the command of Jan Leon Kozietulski crossed a two-and-a-half kilometre long gorge and a pass within 7 minutes, paving the way for Napoleon Bonaparte's troops to Madrid
Top cast
Franciszek Pieczka
Andrzej Niegolewski
Józef Fryźlewicz
Józef Bonawentura Załuski
Edmund Fetting
Wojciech Kossak
Grzegorz Warchoł
Napoleon Bonaparte
Arkadiusz Bazak
Marshal Victor
Józef Duriasz
Marshal Besseries
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Butler
Mieczysław Kalenik
Sergeant Stadnicki
Marek Siudym
Sergeant Florian Gotartowski
Lech Sołuba
French general
Jerzy Turek
Polish light infantryman
Wojciech Wysocki
Journalist
Jerzy Moes
French general
Andrzej Prus
Adjutant
Directed by
Mieczyslaw Sroka, Lucyna Smolińska
Written by
Mieczyslaw Sroka, Lucyna Smolińska